Undergarment.



A. A. H. MOALLISTER.

UNDERGARMENT.

APPLIOATION P11131) 11111.31, 1919. ammwnn M111. 12, 1912.

Patented sept. 117, 1912.

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A. A. H. MUALLISTER.

l UNDERGARMENT. l APPLIOATION mmm AUG. a1, 1910. RBNEWED MAR. 12, 1912.

1,038,620, Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

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ANGEL-INE A. H. ivreALLrsTER, or cE'DAnvrn'w, TAH,

UNDERGARMENT.

Specification of `Letters Patent.

Application filed August 31, 1910, Serial No. 579,821.

Patented sept. 1e, 1912".

Renewed March 12,l 1912. Serial No. 683,349.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ANGELINE A. I-I. Mo- ALLisTER, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Cedarview, in the county of Wasatch andVState of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inUndergarments, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to that class of garments known asv union suits orcombi nation garments and has for its object to provide a garment ofthis class which may be easily put on or taken off and which, at thesame time, will fit easily on the wearer, fully protect all parts of thebody and limbs, and may be easily manipulated while uponv the wearerwithout removal, for all necessary purposes.

With these objects in view my invention consists in an improved unionsuit or combination garment, the construction,arrange ment andcombination of the parts of which will be hereinafter fully described,and the specific points of novelty set forth in the appended claims.

In order that others skilled in the art to which my invention mostnearly appertains may be enabled to construct and use the same, I willnow proceed to describe an embodiment thereof, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a garmentconstructed in accordance with my invention with the shoulder flapsthrown back and the ends of the neck drawing string eX- tended; Fig. 2is a similar view with the shoulder flaps folded down over the breastwith their ends passed around to the back, and the neck drawing stringfastened; Fig. 3 is a rear view of the garment adjusted as in Fig. 2,the arms and one leg broken away and the seat flap let down; Fig. t is asectional detail view; Fig. 5 is a view of the cut material from whichmy improved garment is formed.

The same reference characters indicate 'like parts in all of thefigures.

garment, and I will now proceed to specilically set forth the manner inwhich these two pieces are to be cut and folded in carry mg out myinvention.

Referring noW .more particularly to the back piece A the same extendsfrom the compound curve line indicated by the letters L -z" to the endsof the shoulder straps indicated by the letters Z-e and L-QL The lowerportion of the piece A, or that part which covers the back of the.wearer is hidden from view in Fig. 5, the piece B being disposedthereupon. The opposite edges of the body port-ion of the piece A areindicated by the inwardly curved lines b-c and c-j which also designatethe side lines of thefront or breast portion of the piece B. Theshoulder flaps 1-2 are formed upon the upper end of the backpiece A andare of similar form. One of these flaps is bounded by the lines 1l-e, f,#-0, and the comn pound curve line c-cZ. The curved line f-g at theupper edge of the body of the piece A engages the back of the neck ofthe wearer, and the other of the shoulder flaps 2 is bounded by thelines g--2, zf-, the compound curve line z-j and the line j-g. It willbe understood that the lines c-.f and j g are only imaginary lines, andare simply indicative of the line upon which the shoulder flaps arefolded in the practical use of the garment, the body of the piece A andsaid iiaps being integrally woven.

The piece B consists of a front body portion which covers the chest andabdomen,

said portion being bounded by the side lines c-fb andl yL-c, and theupper edge lines 0 0, ow-p and go-j. This front body portion of thepiece B is indicated in Figs. l and 2 by the numeral 6 and with the samethe legs 7 and 8 of the garment are integrally formed. Each of the legsof the garment is shown cut out in blank in Fig. 5, the lines -b and clcindicating the outer edge` lines of the legs after they have beenproperly formed. To form t-hese legs, the parts of the pieceB'constituting the same and lying outside of the lines bf-ZJ and e-r arefolded upon the remaining leg portions, the outer edges of the foldedportion indicated by the letters fic-y and h-fa, lying upon the linesfr0-o and b-bg respectively, the edges .mw-y and w-o being securelystitched together. `The lines zf-s and c-g of the other of the legportions of the piece B are similarly disposed upon the lines it-/v and7a4-k2 thereby` forming the other leg of the garment, the edges t-s andu-e also being stitched together. The edges /m/-g/ and v-s ofV therespective leg portions are brought together in the middle of the backof the garment by this foldingV of said leg portions and and c-kz. Thusthe back of the connected portions of the legs may be dropped down asindicated in Fig. 3,'thereby forming the seat flap or fall 9.k This seatflap may be securely closed by any desirable fastening means such as thebuttonsl and the but-v ton holes 16 as indicated in said figure.

The lower endof the body of the piece B intermediate of the legs 7 and 8may be slit as indicated at c-c and provided with a fiap 17 for theconvenience of the wearer.

The sleeves 104 and 11 of the garment are f secured to the back piece Aand to the front piece B at c-c and j-y", said back and front piecesbeing stitched to opposite sides of the sleeves. The flaps 1 and 2 arenow folded down at their outer edges, along thev portions thereofindicated by the lines 0 02 and j*f2, and are'stitche'd along theselines to the edge portions c-c and yl-y" of the Afront piece B of thegarment. The back piece A is now secured to the body portion of thepiece B by stitching said pieces together'along the lines c-0, 6 5, b-a,Z-c,]cy", and jl p.' The lower edge of the back piece Aiindicated by thecompound curve dotted line from a to l is left loose or unsecured to thepiece B.V

After the parts have been secured as above'described, and it is desiredto puton the garment, the shoulder flaps 1 and 2 are thrown back asshcwn in'Fig. 1 so that the feet may be passed through the body portionof the garment between the pieces A-and B into the legs 7 and 8. Thebody of the garment is then drawn up over the chest and back of thewearer and the arms passed into and through the sleeves 10 Vand 11. Drawstrings 13 and 14 may be arranged in the top edge o-p ofthe breast ofthe piece B of the garment so that the neck may be readily closed, theends of said string being tied together at the center of the neck ofsaid front Vpiece as shown in Fig. 1. VThe Vshoulder flaps 1 and 2 varenow folded across, the 'breast as indicated in Fig. 2, said Vflaps beingprovided with'button holes 19 toreceive the buttons" 18 on the Vbreastof the piece B. Theserflaps are also'pr'eferably provided with drawstrings 12 which eX- tend from the points f and to thepoints f-g of therespective shoulder flaps as shown in Fig. 5. The attenuated ends 3 and,4 of the shoulder aps 1 and 2 are passed under the arms and across theVback as Vshown in Fig. 3, where they may be secured together by meansof ra button o r snapfas tener 20. The ends of Vthe drawstringsl) arethen also tied. VThe Vdotted' lines V0- p-g indicate the lines :uponwhich the shoulder iaps,y are folded. By cuttingv the lower edge of theback 5 of lthe piece A on a curved line as shown at a-l, thewearer mayassume various posturesV without suffering any discomfortorinconvenience. Y YBy means of the construction above described, it willb'eseen that I have pro-V vided a combination garment consistinges-`sentially of only two-parts which may be easily and quickly sewedtogether, only a smallnumber ofsea'rns being required. The garmentfistherefore of veryV economical construction, and embodies every featurewhich isi necessary to the comfort vand convenience of the wearer. rItwill also be seen that the garment can beV very easily'put on orremoved. i

While my improved garment is especially designed for children, the'samemay be readily fmodified for use Vby adults by simply eliminatingtheattenuated' end port-ions 3 and i of the shoulder straps asVindicated'by the dotted lines .3a-3a and la-4a in Fig. 1. The Vupperedges fra-n, and g-v' ofthe leg portions of the piece B are slightlycurved upwardly, and theplin'es m-y'and r-s Yare cut on the bias so asto provide ample room in the Vseat of the garment.

VWhile I have shown and described in detail the preferred constructionof my improved garment, Vit will be obvious that the same is susceptibleof considerable modification without departing from the essentialfeature or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof. Y Y' Having Vthusdescribed the invention what is claimed is Y p v1. A combination garmentcomprising ak front` pieceV and a back piece, said front piece includinga body portion andleg eX- tensions, said bacls piece including abodytportion of substantially thesame formY in outline as the body vportionof thev front piece, the body portion' of said back piece havingshoulder flaps on its upper edge, sleeves arranged between the bodyportions of said `front and back pieces at their upper ends and securedthereto,fsaid body port-ions being secured together at their side edges,said f shoulder flaps being adapted to be folded across the breast ofthe wearer in opposite directions and having attenuated end portions Vtoextend :across the back, .andY means for securing thefextremities ofsaid flaps together.`

2. A combination garment comprising back and front pieces, said frontpiece including a body portion and leg extensions, said leg extensionseach being cut to provide an outwardly extending portion adapted to befolded over upon the rema'ining portion of the extension and securedthereto at its inner edge, the outer edges of said outwardly projectingportions of the leg extensions at their upper ends being broughttogether and secured to form the seat of the garment, said front piecebeing secured to the side edges of the back piece, said back pieceextending within and below the connected upper ends of the legextensions, and sleeves arranged between the front and back pieces attheir upper ends, the front and rear portions of the sleeves beingsecured to the front and back pieces respectively.

8. A combination garment comprising front and back pieces, said frontpiece including a body portion and leg extensions, said front and backpieces being secured together at their side edges to form the body ofthe garment, said side edges at the upper end of the front piece beingunsecured, sleeves arranged between the unsecured edges of the front andback pieces, the fro-nt and rear sides of the sleeves being secured tothe corresponding pieces of the garment, said back piece having spacedshoulder liaps formed upon its upper edge, one edge of the flaps lyingupon the edges of the back piece and being secured thereto, said flapsbeing adapted to be folded across the breast of the wearer' and beneaththe arms, means for securing the ends of said shoulder flaps together,and drawing strings arranged in the upper edges of said iiaps at theirpoint of intersection.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ANGELINE A. H. MGALLISTER. Witnesses:

K. A. STRAIN, J. E. STRAIN.

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